I was bidding 5♦ before partner opened and then showed a strong NT. It would be nice to be able to ask for aces :) Not knowing what that would be, I am bidding 3♥ then 5♦.
If partner cannot now find a 6♦ bid with 4 ...

All dogs are mammals. But not vice versa.
Once upon a time, bridge was a popular vehicle for meeting people annd/or socializing. That is why bridge was popular.
Yet at its zenith, the ACBL had maybe a quarter million members. Today we have 165K. Down 1/3. In the ...

Agree 100%
For the record, my sponsor expects me to know what is happening with the hand way before trick 10 and fire a club after winning trick 9 because the alternative of the diamond cannot possibly be right in any universe.
For the record, it really pisses me off ...

For the record, prior to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Meetup, Match, etc., bridge was the world's most popular social medium platform.
The fact that no one seems to recognize this is why efforts to promote the game have been - and will continue to be - a failure.

No, but it does mean that you play 2♣ when you open 1♣ and responder 3♦-1/2♣ and sometimes you play your 5-0 club fit when responder is 3550 weak.
It is amazing how many bogeymen bridge players can fear. There is always going to be ...